Chapter Three: What's In A Name? I'd be remiss if I failed to mention that I have, up to this point, had very little direction to my life. My only passion has been playing music, and there are those who say I'm fairly good at it. I am generally late for appointments and I really don't much give a damn if my bills get paid on time or not. Irresponsibility se...
Chapter Eight Venus King Rand greeted Stephan Dean, the advisor to King Charlie. Dean was very good at getting information without arousing suspicions. In fact Charlie had trusted the man to dig into Katrina's past when they first had become betrothed. If it hadn't been for Charlie's mother Ariana, Kat would've never known that Dean had dug into her past....
Christie Daniels had been Johnny Wagoner's executive assistant, girl Friday and indispensable right arm, for the last five years. It was a good partnership. Johnny was older and knew everybody and all the tricks. He was a good mentor and teacher, and he shared responsibilities and credit fairly. Christie was 15 years younger, a hard worker, a fast learner, l...
He looked at the 1952 Willys Jeep, 4wheel drive station wagon. It was a classic right from an African safari operator. First of all, he could have bought one cheaper in the United States if he had added the shipping cost into the equation. Yes, Artie thought, but it wouldn't have the provenance of the monster which sat outside his garage. It looked as though...
It all starts, innocently enough, when Joanna's looking for a dresser. On one hand, she can just go to a big box furniture retailer and get an inexpensive, functional one that looks decent (and build it, of course). Or, she can browse around online and find a new or used one with a more elegant pedigree. Joanna, by the way, is a very practical, elementary s...
Hello readers! Keeping it brief. Big shout out to kjplotts, he amazing editor. Now this is going to be short, but following this chapter are the last few chapters, and eventually the end. Thanks for reading, remember to comment. Sensanin *** Strategies and secrets collide Trying to control the keys inside So we lie awake As they place our fragile...
Life often happens in abrupt fits and starts. Justine and I continued along with our usual routine, her belly continued to grow, along with her breasts as they prepared to start producing milk for our babies. Justine was excited about motherhood and I was excited to see if she was carrying the babies of two different fathers. She had always prided herself wi...
Susan was nothing if she wasn't prompt, and she was standing at Lori's door at seven o'clock sharp. Lori answered the door dressed in a short blue dress and had let her hair down from it's usual tight bun. She ushered Susan in the door and lead her through the house and into the dining room. "Terry and I are just finishing our dinner. Unfortunately we didn...
As told to Atkins **NOTE: I thought readers might me interested in this real-life story related to me by a friend. It's not as wild as some I've read but it's fascinating - and it's true ** * * * * * I'm a Major in the U.S. Army stationed at Ft. Benning, GA. I enjoy working down here because I'm also something of a history buff and I love going to the old...
I had promised my nephew, that I would take some still life photographs, for his English literature class. So I had my camera with me, when an accident occurred right in front of my favorite coffee shop. It just seems to happen that way. "I'm a retired cop," and an incorrigible dirty old man, as some would say. I'm always ready to take photos of beautiful...